Year 3

In Lower Key Stage 2 at Kingston, children continue to experience a varied curriculum. There is a thematic topic-based approach and links are made between different subjects to help children to put their learning into context. Where possible, links are made with real life experiences that our pupils can relate to.

Reading and Homework

Weekly homework is set in Maths or English and our pupils are expected to read five times a week as part of our ‘Kingston Rainbow Reading Scheme’. Spelling activities are also sent home for homework.The themes studied in Years 3 and 4 this year are: Romans and Travel

We deliver the new National Curriculum for Key Stage 2 through these themes. Children gain knowledge about the different subjects and learn important skills in Science, History, Geography, Computing, Art & Design and Design Technology. We use educational trips and visits to enhance children’s learning as well as having visiting professionals in school to share their knowledge and expertise. Other taught subjects include Music, PSHE, Spanish, R.E. and P.E. Children have P.E. lessons twice each week.

The importance of children making progress in English and Maths is reflected in the fact that lessons are taught in these subjects every day.

The key areas covered in Maths in year three are:

Number

Place value

Addition and subtraction

Multiplication and division

Fractions

Measurement

Statistics

The genres covered in English are:

Instructions

Recount

Narrative

Information Texts

Poetry

Persuasive writing.

Discussion

Explanation

Children’s progress is assessed throughout the year through observations of how they approach their work in different subjects, through pupil’s learning conversations with teachers and through their written work. Pupils’ writing levels are assessed three times a half term using our Kingston levelling scheme in Big Writing. There are formal assessment weeks three times throughout the year which combined with teachers’ ongoing assessments give an indication of where a child is in line with the national average. National Curriculum levels are shared with parents and carers at Parent/Teacher conferences and in the end of year written reports. Teachers use the information from the assessments to set targets and plan work to ensure that each child continues to make progress.

Please see specific subject tabs for more information on our year 3 curriculum